Improvements are on their way for the outdoor play area at the Little Fishes Nursery, Langho. Fundraising can now start in earnest to improve play facilities thanks to a helping hand from Lancashire County Council's community design programme which
BENNI McCARTHY scored his 21st goal of the season to keep Blackburn's European hopes alive. Fulham went ahead on boss Lawrie Sanchez's home debut as on-loan Italian striker Vincenzo Montella claimed the goal early on. But Rovers' UEFA Cup dream,
A SIXTH-form student is hoping to become Britain's youngest ever councillor when he stands for election next month. Sadaquat Amin, 18, of Park Street, Haslingden, is standing as a Liberal Democrat candidate in the Worsley ward in Rossendale, despite
BLACKBURN Rovers dominated the first half against Fulham but went in at half-time trailing to a goal from Vincenzo Montella. Mark Hughes' players carved out a host of chances but they were ultimately made to pay for a momentary lapse of concentration
I HAVE it on good authority that Heaven threw a party the other day to mark the arrival of George, a bent, white-haired pensioner. A nobody' on earth, upstairs angels raised the roof. They weren't just rejoicing over one sinner that repents' (Luke 15
A PLASTERER who flouted a community order got another chance - but was warned by Burnley magistrates it would be his last. Philip Collinge, 24, had been away working and was picked up by the police the day he got home. He now wanted to do the order,
HUNDREDS of show-goers were left shaking in the balcony as noise and vibrations from roadworks threatened to ruin a dance show. The Thwaites Empire Theatre, Aqueduct Road, Blackburn, was forced to turn up its sound system to drown out the racket made
A DRUNKEN man attacked and abused his terrified mum and trashed her house. "Crazed" Daniel Roche, 31, of Newchurch Road, Stacksteads, grabbed Susan Robinson by the hair, verbally abused her and pushed her onto her bed as his brother fought to stop him
TWO disgraced former councillors have been released from prison after serving less than a third of their sentence for election fraud. Ex-Lib Dem councillors Manzur Hussain and Mozaquir Ali are out on licence after serving less than six months of their
POLICE officers who were tricked into allowing thieves to get away with a £50,000 digger from a building site will not face disciplinary action. Two police constables were called to the Hollin Hall Mill housing development, Trawden, to find two men loading
THE Fence Gate Inn has won the national Freehouse of the Year Award. The pub, in Wheatley Lane Road, Fence, scooped the accolade at The Publican Awards 2007 - the annual awards event for the licensed trade. And this week directors Colin Wellstead and
A BURNLEY woman who took a stand against yobs in her neighbourhood has won a top national award. Christine Stuttard, a police volunteer in Briercliffe, has been named as a winner of a Taking A Stand Award. The awards celebrate the courage of local
A chemical spill forced a busy town centre road to close for 90 minutes. The contents of a 180-litre plastic container poured onto Active Way, near the entrance of Sainsbury's in Burnley at 12.30pm yesterday. The non-hazardous cleaning chemical
VERMIN are plaguing a town centre trader who is besieged by rubbish. Land off Northgate, Blackburn, has become a dumping ground for and fly-tippers, according to businessman Duncan Seed, who said that it attracts rats, pigeons and rummaging tramps.
A PUB in Great Harwood has won a Certificate of Excellence for pulling perfect pints. The Victoria Hotel, in St John's Street, was awarded the Cask Marque certificate after passing a surprise tasting test in February. The ale was tested for temperature
A PROLIFIC teen criminal has been given detention after he failed to complete a comm-unity punishment work-ing with firefighters - as he did not like wearing a helmet. The unruly 16-year-old boy from Burnley had been sent to Chorley fire station for
THE TV schedules on a Friday night are a little like those shots you often see of the desert on wildlife programmes. You know the ones, where amid all the tumbleweed and dead ox carcasses a colourful little flower bravely fights its way through to full
FOR jazz lovers across the North West, Tuesday nights have come to mean only one thing - a trip to Rawtenstall. In this small East Lancashire town a group of enthusiasts have created a weekly jazz night which has attracted some of the top performers
Address: Whalley Road, Mellor Brook Phone number: 01254 769010 Lancashire Telegraph review by John Anson from April 27, 2007. THE Feilden's Arms will be familiar to many who enjoy a good meal. After one or two problems,
HOW long will it be before the Government wakes up and instigates boot camps for the evil yobbos and evil doers of society? Politicians just seem to talk about changing the face of everyday life, without action. Sad to say, much of the crime is being
MY reaction to the closure of the council-owned charity shop in Blackburn (LT, April 16) was shock, disappointment and anger. That shop has ben used by local charities for over 20 years and there has never been a fire to my knowledge. We deserve a better
GENERAL Sir Michael Rose and other military critics of the unjustified war against Iraq have been deviously sidetracked, not so much by the Government they so rightly criticise but by newspapers encouraging criticism of the servicepeople, who appeared
THE North West Air Ambulance will advertise on TV for the first time as part of a major regional awareness campaign. The first of 17 adverts will be aired on Monday during ITV's 'This Morning,' and depicts the rapid response of the NWAA to a serious
TWO masked robbers brandishing metal bars escaped with a large amount of cash after raiding a working men's club. The men, both wearing black balaclavas, forced their way into the bar through the locked main entrance of Audley Working Men's Club, Audley
A 34-year-old man who went to collect his wages on a Friday lunch time found himself locked out when he got home at 6.15pm after drinking 10 pints of lager. Hyndburn magistrates heard that Mark Beardmore smashed several panes of glass with a garden rake
A UNIQUE' youngster has entered the record books by never having a day off school in 11 years. John McDonald, 16, of Hythe Close, Queen's Park, Blackburn, is believed to be the first pupil in the town in more than 100 years to drag himself out of bed
ACCRINGTON 1st XI skipper: Matt Wilson Professional: Nishit Shetty (India) In: Brian Heywood (Todmorden), Toby Bulcock (Baxenden), Mohsin Ahmed (Great Harwood) Out: Nasser Hussain (Church), Sagawat Hussain (Read) Captain's view: "We had our highest
A YOUNG trooper has her sights set on winning a competition for shots. And Emma Hornby, 18, is set to pit her shooting prowess against some of America's finest, in Arizona. Tomorrow she will jet out to the mid-western state to prepare for competition
A DANGEROUS yob held a 10-inch carving knife to his terrified ex-partner's throat as his two-year-old daughter pleaded: "Please daddy, don't", a court was told. Now, Aaron Heywood, 22, of Hinton Street, Burnley, has been jailed for 14 months. Heywood
A MUSEUM and heritage centre to celebrate the history of Darwen is being planned by council chiefs. Blackburn with Darwen Council has submitted a Big Lottery bid to finance the project at Darwen Library to celebrate the centenary of the building in 2008
BLACKBURN boss Mark Hughes insists contract talks with Tugay are still on track - even though he dropped him for Rovers' FA Cup semi-final clash with Chelsea last week. Speculation in the national press claimed Tugay's future at the club had been plunged
A MAN from Darwen, who assaulted his partner while the victim's three-year-old son was in bed, has kept his freedom. Football coach Andrew Smith, 28, attacked Claudia Thomson, inflicting up to 20 bruises. Smith told her he was going to kill her and
ALAN Kelly is relishing the chance to work with Blackburn Rovers' young stars of the future after starting work as the Academy's new goalkeeping coach. The former Rovers keeper, who clocked up 50 first team appearances during a five-year spell at Ewood
Mark Hughes is hoping to make Fulham pay for sacking his close friend Chris Coleman by pushing them closer to the relegation trapdoor when Blackburn Rovers visit Craven Cottage today. Coleman was relieved of his duties last week, after four years in
IAN McCulloch is ready to cause snooker shock-waves tomorrow when he faces world champion Graham Dott at the famous Crucible Theatre. The Walton-le-Dale potter, who spent most of his professional career practising in Great Harwood, appears to have been
AN explosion was caused after arsonists are believed to have started a blaze at a house under renovation. Residents in Rhoden Street, Oswaldtwistle, called fire crews to a house across the road after they heard a loud explosion. Fires had been started
A HEROIN-addicted thief given a suspended jail term walked straight out of the dock and back into crime, a court was told. Jeffrey Graham, 30, was slammed by Judge Beverley Lunt for showing "no interest whatsoever" in taking the chance she had given
MALE caretakers are are joining teaching assistants and other staff on compulsory courses about breast feeding. The move, designed to educate all children's centre staff on things such as bottled milk temperatures, has been branded "crazy political correctness
A WOMAN who described her partner as "a nasty piece of work" when in drink told him through the cat flap that she didn't want him in the property after an all day drinking session. Hyndburn magistrates heard that Stuart Taylor and his partner had played
